Is Covid-19 a warning for us to do better for the Earth?

The writer (front) and his travel buddies enjoying a canoe ride in beautiful Taman Negara, aka ‘paradise on Earth’. — Photos: LEESAN

Did you know that forests make up approximately a third of the Earth’s land area, or 4.06 billion hectares? And 54% of all forested areas in the world can be found in just five countries: Russia, Brazil, Canada, United States and China.

The world’s forests are scattered across four major climate regions too – boreal, temperate, tropical and subtropical. Of these, 45% of the forests are tropical rainforests, including those in Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia actually has the oldest rainforest on Earth.